Climate change and extreme weather are having a major impact on Ontario municipalities. Flooding in cities like Toronto, Thunder Bay, Stratford, Orangeville, and Burlington to name a few are costing municipal governments, businesses, and residents millions of dollars every year. The issue is not going away — extreme weather is the new norm.

Only 3 Days Left: Register for a Free Webinar for Managers and Engineering Professionals on Climate Change Risk

Are you an engineer, asset manager, or decision-maker responsible for infrastructure design, operation, and/or management? Are you looking to learn about the risks that climate change poses to infrastructure? Are you interested in learning about how you can reduce these risks?

Join us for a webinar on Thursday, December 11th from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST, hosted by the OCC in partnership with Engineers Canada and Climate Resilient Systems Training (CRST). Come learn about what you need to know to design, procure, operate, and manage infrastructure systems in a changing climate.

The OCC is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its 3rd Annual Climate Change Research Symposium on May 11, 2015 at McMaster University.

As with the first two OCC symposia, this year’s symposium titled Ready, Steady, Adapt – Leading Adaptation through Collaboration intends to provide researchers and practitioners with a venue to actively support research and action towards climate adaptation.

The overall focus of this year’s symposium is on collaboration. We will explore the business case for adaptation and climate resilience, particularly the economic argument for adapting to climate change. In addition, we will be showcasing projects that emphasize the importance of collaboration between natural and social scientists. Another focus for the day is centered on understanding the relationship between art, activism and communication.

Additional information about the symposium (i.e. registration, speakers, this year’s graduate student poster competition, etc.) will be available on the OCC website in January 2015.

Happy Holidays and Thank You from the Ontario Climate Consortium (OCC)

We look forward to growing our partnership in the 2015 and advancing research and action on climate change in Ontario and beyond, we hope you’ll join us.

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What is ACT?

The Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT) brings leading experts from around the world together with industry, community, and government decision-makers to explore the risks posed by top-of-mind climate change issues and to identify opportunities for sustainable adaptation.